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Finding Reserves

The USF Tampa Library offers the reserve collection available to students, faculty and staff with a current USF ID.

Book/Media Items

Go to the Course Reserves section of the USF Libraries Catalog. Search by instructor name, course number, author, or title. If the item has not already been checked out, it will be available to you at the Circulation Desk.

Electronic Reserves (e-reserves)

All Libraries (except New College) e-reserves can be accessed through BlackBoard:

  1. Log-on to Blackboard via MyUSF and go to your course.
  2. Click on Tools in the left hand menu.
  3. Click on Course Reserves.
  4. Your e-reserves should be listed.

New College

e-reserves are accessed via the Course Reserves section of the Cook Library Catalog.

Call the Tampa Library reference desk (813-974-2729) or your home library reference desk if you have questions about how to access your e-reserves or send a message to Ask-A-Librarian »

The Reserve Collections include:

  • Course Reserves (Book and Media)
  • Media Permanent Reserves (MR Lab)
  • Textbook Affordability Reserves

Course Reserves are items placed on reserve by professors and instructions which may include their textbooks, additional research materials and media items such as movies and music CDs.

Media Permanent Reserves (MR Lab) are a collection of some courses that are offered online and via television which include copies of the lectures and programs.

Textbook Affordability Reserves is a cooperative program between the USF Bookstore and the USF Library with the participation of the textbook publishers. This collection includes textbooks for courses where there are more than 150 total enrolled students and the publisher has donated the applicable textbook.

Students may check the availability of course reserves by accessing the Course Reserves section of the catalog and selecting the appropriate course, instructor or title in the course reserves catalog.

Most course reserves are available for 3 hour, in Library use only. There are a few exceptions that allow for 1 day, 3 day or 7 day loans. These will be listed in the course reserves catalog. Reserves have a $1 per hour late fee, $10 max.